Mooresville Public Library History

Mooresville Public Library in 1916 and 1963

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Long-time residents fondly recall the "Carnegie library" near the heart of downtown Mooresville, Indiana. There are probably a few residents who were alive when the library opened in 1916. For them, this was the first "true" library in town; however, Mooresville's library history extends back to the middle of the 19th century.

Click here to learn more about Mooresville Public Library's history, or visit the MPL website.  To read the newspaper article commemorating the library's dedication (January 27, 1916), click here.

Groundbreaking ceremony (May 1987) for construction

of the "new" Mooresville Public Library building

at 220 West Harrison Street in Mooresville

(outside view below--January 1988)

Indiana Room

Mooresville Public Library

2005 Addition

January 27, 2006